Updated September 16, 2018 at 6:35 PM;Posted September 16, 2018 at 11:52 AM

Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles throws a pass during warmups prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on September 16, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Michael Reaves | Getty Images)

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Eagles might be getting back their franchise quarterback.

Carson Wentz is on track to return for the Eagles' Week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Wentz "still needs final medical clearance", per the report, but the third-year quarterback has made significant progress in his recovery from December knee surgery.

Wentz might've been ready to play in Week 1, per Schefter, but the team opted to stick to its plan to remain cautious with Wentz, who tore his ACL and LCL in a regular season game against the Rams in December. The recovery timetable from that of injury -- and surgery -- typically takes 9-12 months, and the Eagles are at the nine month mark now.

Once Wentz returned to 11-on-11 drills in practice a couple weeks ago, the final hurdle for a return to action was clearance for contact, which might come in the next couple days leading up to the Week 3 game at Lincoln Financial Field.

Nick Foles started Week 1 and 2 in place of Wentz, and would go back to being the top backup if/when Wentz does actually return.

Eagles coach Doug Pederson said that Wentz was doing "great" earlier this week, though he still wouldn't reveal the team's plans for bringing Wentz back into the starting lineup. Leading up into the season, the Eagles had Wentz splitting first-team reps with Foles to keep him prepared for his eventual return.

"I think that's where I just take it one day at a time," Foles said last week about Wentz's potential return. "I've said it all along: you try to prepare as a starter, but it is a unique situation. That's where I just stay in the moment, give everything I have to my teammates, prepare like I always do, and see what happens."